Today, the City of Miami Police Department received a video of an incident involving one of my officers. The video depicts a clear violation of policy. The officer has been relieved of duty and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office has been contacted.

The resident who posted the video, Lisa Harrell, told the Miami New Times that the incident took place in Miami’s (historically black) Overtown neighborhood. A local ABC station identified the officer as a two-year-force veteran named Mario Figueroa and says that a police report accuses the victim/suspect, 31-year-old David Vladim Suazo, of fleeing from officers after being spotted in a vehicle that was reported stolen. The arrest report claims that Suazo turned toward officers in a “fighting stance” at one point during the pursuit but does not mention that he was kicked after being handcuffed.